| Creator |
Harrison, John |
| Title |
Air-Pump Case |
| Date |
Philadelphia, 1739. |
| Notes |
Built to house a gift of scientific glassware from John Penn, which Franklin used in his electrical experiments. It is the
earliest surviving piece of architectural furniture in the Palladian style made in America.
|
| Is part of |
"At the Instance" illustrations |
| Is referenced by |
Image reproduced in "At the Instance of Benjamin Franklin" : A Brief History of the Library Company of Philadelphia (Philadelphia:
Printed for the Library Company of Philadelphia by York Graphic Services Inc., 1995), p. 12.
|
|
Reproduced and described in Edwin Wolf, 2nd and Marie Elena Korey, eds. Quarter of a Millennium (Philadelphia: The Library
Company of Philadelphia, 1981) entry #7.
|
| Has format |
TMP.objres.5785.jpg |
| Image file |
ATI-p012 |
